US 2014/0232546 A1 · REMOTE CONTROLLED PRICING INFORMATION

Abstract

A coordinated system of printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies for displaying information, such as advertising and pricing information. Each individual PCB assembly may display a unit price, such as a price for particular type of gasoline or other product. Each complete PCB assembly may have a number of Light Emitting Diode (LED) modules. The LED modules may be interconnected with one or more plug-in back panel modules attached to a housing and to power and control buses. The module housing may be interconnected with a main power supply and a controller. The controller may be configured to remotely and automatically change the price for each PCB assembly within the coordinated system. Each LED module may include a dedicated processor and be configured to have male connectors to plug into corresponding female receptacles on the power and control buses facilitating ease of installation, and replacement or repair of individual LED modules.

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Dependent claims

A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for displaying information, the PCB assembly comprising:

a plurality of power and control buses configured to carry power provided by a power supply and control signals provided by a controller;
a plurality of plug-in back panel modules configured to be connected to each other via the plurality of power and control buses, wherein the plurality of plug-in back panel modules include a set of connectors configured to receive the power from the power supply and the control signals the controller;
and
a plurality of plug-in light emitting diode (LED) modules for displaying the information via a plurality of LEDs, wherein each of the plurality of plug-in LED modules are configured to include a set of pins that are configured to connect to the set of connectors of each of the plug-in back panel modules such that each of the plurality of plug-in LED modules can be individually plugged into, and removed from, each of the plug-in back panel modules, and wherein the controller is configured to adjust the information displayed on the plurality of plug-in LED modules by transmitting a signal to adjust the information at the PCB assembly.

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A method for using a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for displaying information, the method comprising:

receiving a control signal from a controller to adjust the information displayed on the PCB assembly, wherein the PCB assembly comprises:
a plurality of power and control buses configured to carry power provided by a power supply and the control signal provided by the controller;
a plurality of plug-in back panel modules configured to be connected to each other via the plurality of power and control buses, wherein the plurality of plug-in back panel modules include a set of connectors configured to receive the power from the power supply and the control signal from the controller;
and
a plurality of plug-in light emitting diode (LED) modules configured to display the information via a plurality of LEDs, wherein each of the plurality of plug-in LED modules are configured to include a set of pins that are configured to connect to the set of connectors of each of the plug-in back panel modules such that each of the plurality of plug-in LED modules can be individually plugged into, and removed from, each of the plug-in back panel modules;
and
displaying the information on the PCB assembly via the plurality of LEDs of the plurality of plug-in LED modules, wherein the information is displayed based on the control signal received from the controller to adjust the information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Remote controlled pricing information

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Remote controlled pricing information

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Abstract

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